insurance Archives

30 August 2024

Market Forces Will Decide Whether To Phase Out Non-Copay Health Insurance: LIAM

Insurers say whether non-copay health insurance products are phased out depends on market forces. LIAM's Mark O’Dell says, “The 100% plans are still there. The market will dictate how long they stay around. If they’re still popular, they will be there.”

30 August 2024

Malaysia

APHM: Insurance Industry Makes ‘Big Profits’, But Private Hospitals’ Revenue ‘Carefully Controlled’

APHM says private hospitals bear many expenses beyond medical consumables, adding that hospital bills are lengthy for transparency and due to regulations. Focusing on specific items "may not provide a comprehensive understanding of the billing structure."

23 October 2023

Malaysia

MP Moots Gradual Health Insurance Rollout, Starting With GLC Employees

Dr Kelvin Yii (Bandar Kuching-PH) says a payroll-funded social health insurance scheme with 5% employee and 5% employer contributions can add RM15 billion to RM17 billion annually to health care spending.

3 October 2023

Malaysia

Nurul Izzah: Social Health Insurance Can Streamline Public, Private Care

Nurul Izzah Anwar says the working level for the Health White Paper included advocates for hybrid social health insurance to streamline public and private health care services, amid escalating health care costs. "How do you get the best of both worlds?"

16 August 2023

Malaysia

MMA: Insurance Should Cover Procedures At GP Clinics

MMA urges insurance companies to allow claims for simple procedures at private GP and specialist clinics like trigger finger and abdominal scans to reduce cost and decongest hospitals. GPs also act as health educators and chronic care managers.

16 March 2023

Letter

Co-Creation Should Be A Key Aspect Of Private Health Insurance Reforms — Prof Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy & Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

A well-regulated private health insurance sector will enable the government to plan ahead for the supplementary role of the industry, and be better prepared to ensure that its coverage will complement the public health care system.

29 April 2022

Letter

Private Health Insurance Should Cover Covid-19 – APHM

All patients with medical cards should be treated like normal patients as per pre-pandemic, even if they test positive for Covid-19.

20 April 2022

Malaysia

Mediven And Tune Protect Offer Diagnostic Screening And Covid-19 Insurance Coverage

The collaboration is touted as a first in the market with the merging of innovation, insurance protection, and diagnostic screening.

5 April 2022

Malaysia

Jemilah: Consider Zakat, Wakaf To Fund Health Insurance For The Poor

Dr Jemilah Mahmood says the cost of decanting patients to the private sector was “high” under the now-disbanded GKVSTF, when Covid-19 cases peaked during last year’s Delta wave.

23 November 2021

Malaysia

Health Financing Needs Reform To Expand Covid-19 Efforts

Private hospitals may lose some money on particular procedures but costs can be spread across the value chain.

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Market Forces Will Decide Whether To Phase Out Non-Copay Health Insurance: LIAM

APHM: Insurance Industry Makes ‘Big Profits’, But Private Hospitals’ Revenue ‘Carefully Controlled’

MMA: Insurance Should Cover Procedures At GP Clinics

Co-Creation Should Be A Key Aspect Of Private Health Insurance Reforms — Prof Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy & Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Private Health Insurance Should Cover Covid-19 – APHM

Mediven And Tune Protect Offer Diagnostic Screening And Covid-19 Insurance Coverage

Jemilah: Consider Zakat, Wakaf To Fund Health Insurance For The Poor

Health Financing Needs Reform To Expand Covid-19 Efforts

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